Michael Cera Rocks
With Superbad coming out this weekend... it reminded me of how awesome Michael Cera is. I don't know why... but I just think he's hilarious in his own awkward style of humor. He was George Michael in the show Arrested Development and since then he's been trying to get a movie career started. He's done a few things that have cracked me up since then.
George Michael Gets Angry
Since he was starring in Apatow's Superbad... there was a funny viral video of him supposedly trying out for Apatow's previous movie, Knocked Up, in place of Seth Rogen. At first I thought it was real too. Here's the video:
It's basically a spoof of when David O. Russell (director of I Heart Huckabees) flipped out on Lily Tomlin and in turn her flipping out on him. That incident wasn't fake. You can see that here:
Cera and his Internet Show
Michael Cera also has his own show that you can only watch on the Internet as far as I know. It's called Clark and Michael, which follows the two of them trying to bust their way into Hollywood with movie scripts and everything. I have watched the episodes... and just like Arrested Development... there are a lot of memorable quotes in there... "I'm too legit to quit smoking...". You can see the first episode and then watch the next nine:
Clark and Michael - First Episode
Superbad
I can't speak for the movie yet... but for some reason I really want to see Superbad. It just looks funny to me. And Apatow has had a good track record for the most part... so it will be interesting to see how it comes out. Also that Michael Cera is in it makes it sound even better.
I really hope that this guy does succeed in developing a good career. I find his sense of weird awkward humor to just be great. The fact is though, like Arrested Development, I think he just doesn't resonate with a large audience. I wish all the Arrested Development folks good careers because of the awesomeness that the show entails... but for some reason I'm rooting for Cera more than the rest.
Freaks & Geeks
Yeah, that show was great. It's a shame the network didn't give it more of a chance. :P
speaking of Apatow
He also did Freaks and Geeks, the short lived (about 10-12 episodes) tv show from a few years ago. Nat and I really liked it, and it even stars many of the same people that are now in Apatow's movies.